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2220. High burden of antibiotic exposure in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) recipients: A call for enhanced antimicrobial stewardship
BACKGROUND: LVAD patients are at high-risk for complications including hospitalization and infection, resulting in increased empiric use and lower thresholds for initiation of antibiotics (ABX). ABX utilization and risk for resistance development in this vulnerable patient population is not well est...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10676929/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1842 |